Table of contents Introduction: Meeting French literature --
Saints, werewolves, knights, and a poète maudit : allegiance and character in the Middle Ages --
The last Roman, 'cannibals', giants, and heroines of modern life : antiquity and renewal --
Society and its demands --
Nature and its possibilities --
Around the Revolution --
The hunchback, the housewife, and the flâneur --
From Marcel to Rrose Selavy --
The self-centred consciousness --
French-speaking heroes without borders?

Summary: Summary:
A concise and lively introduction to the world of French literature.-publisher description.

Table of contents Introduction: Meeting French literature --
Saints, werewolves, knights, and a poète maudit : allegiance and character in the Middle Ages --
The last Roman, 'cannibals', giants, and heroines of modern life : antiquity and renewal --
Society and its demands --
Nature and its possibilities --
Around the Revolution --
The hunchback, the housewife, and the flâneur --
From Marcel to Rrose Selavy --
The self-centred consciousness --
French-speaking heroes without borders?

Summary:
A concise and lively introduction to the world of French literature.-publisher description.